Holiday Photo of Gramophone!

[flashpanblue]

Hello,
My wife and I recently returned from a holiday in the U.K. I took this photo of a machine that I came across on our travels. The picture came out a little dark but lets see if anyone can guess where the machine is located.
Pete

[Dave D]

Is it Highclere Castle, where Downton Abby is filmed?
Dave D

[flashpanblue]

Good try but no its not Highclere. However here is a picture of my wife and I at Highclere Castle. We took a tour of the place and it was really interesting!

[pictureroll]

Is it 5 or 6 stories high?

[flashpanblue]

I thought for sure some of our U.K forum members would have guessed the location of this machine. The machine is a 1904 Monarch Senior and is located in St Fagans Castle in Wales. Here is the information sheet on it.

[De Soto Frank]

Impressive !

We visited Crag-y-nos on a choir trip to Wales & England in 2002...

[barnettrp21122]

That's one heck of a horn crane!
B.

[epigramophone]

The machine is believed to have been presented to Patti by The Gramophone Company. After her death it was purchased by a local man at the sale of Craig-Y-Nos Castle's contents in 1920, and his descendants donated it to the National Museum of Wales.

I posted a better picture of it in a previous thread on European Gramophone Stands.